Nicodemus is tagged as: dancehall, reggae, gothic metal, rub-a-dub, ragga Three artists share this name:|1. Reggae singer from Jamaica mostly active in late 70s/early 80s|Nicodemus (b. Cecil Wellington, 1957, Jamaica) came to notoriety as a DJ in the late 70’s as deejay on the Socialist Roots Sound System alongside the famous selector Danny Dread. His family having musical ties previously as Nicodemus brother is Blacka Morwell of the Morwells. In ‘78 Prince Jammy connected him with the Tape-Tone Hifi which found great success when Nicodemus joined the sound. The deejay won a strong following with his gruff voice that was in similar manner of Prince Far I or Prince Jazzbo but more in tune with rhythm riding younger deejay generation. Nicodemus recorded several hits at Channel One and in ‘82 his first albums reached such as Gunman Connection (Cha Cha) where the title track was a sizeable hit, Dancehall Style (Black Joy), She Love It In The Morning (Hitbound) with striking cover art by Jamaal Pete and also the first part of Greensleeves DJ Clash series which he shared with Toyan. The deejay would often be found featuring on sounds such as Virgo Hifi (a sound that he also would chat for in New York after it had migrated there in ‘82) and Jack Ruby’s Hi Power. The deejay was a popular all through the 80’s record... Read More About Nicodemus Biography... Send Nicodemus ringtones to your cell |
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